"tendresse" meaning in French

See tendresse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɑ̃.dʁɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-tendresse.wav Forms: tendresses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From tendre + -esse. Compare Occitan and Catalan tendresa, Italian tenerezza, Aromanian tinireatsã, Old Sicilian tinirizza, Romanian tinerețe, Spanish and Portuguese terneza. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|tendre|-esse|id2=quality}} tendre + -esse, {{cog|oc,ca|tendresa}} Occitan and Catalan tendresa, {{cog|it|tenerezza}} Italian tenerezza, {{cog|rup|tinireatsã}} Aromanian tinireatsã, {{cog|scn|tinirizza}} Sicilian tinirizza, {{cog|ro|tinerețe}} Romanian tinerețe, {{cog|es,pt|terneza}} Spanish and Portuguese terneza Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tendresse f (plural tendresses)
  1. Tenderness, state of being tender. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tendresse-fr-noun-aB2wosJN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -esse (quality)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tendresse meaning in French (2.3kB)

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